Nonstop flight route between Kadanwari, Pakistan and Mountain View, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kadanwari Airport (KCF), Kadanwari, Pakistan and Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,913 miles (or 12,735 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Kadanwari Airport and Moffett Federal Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Kadanwari Airport and Moffett Federal Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kadanwari Airport (KCF):

• Kadanwari Airport (KCF) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kadanwari Airport", another name for KCF is "OPKW".
• The furthest airport from Kadanwari Airport (KCF) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Kadanwari Airport (meaning Kadanwari Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,349 miles (19,874 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Because of Kadanwari Airport's relatively low elevation of 197 feet, planes can take off or land at Kadanwari Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The closest airport to Kadanwari Airport (KCF) is Sukkur Airport (SKZ), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NNW of KCF.

Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):

• A spirited debate is underway over the future of Hangar One.
• In 2006, an offer to clean the hangar and coat its outsides with solar panels to recoup the costs of cleaning was floated by a private company, but the plan never saw fruition because it was too costly.
• Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of NUQ.
• Because of Moffett Federal Airfield's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Moffett Federal Airfield at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The US Navy is evaluating options for remediating the PCBs, lead and asbestos, and NASA is evaluating options for reuse of the hangar.
• Hangar One is one of the world's largest freestanding structures, covering 8 acres.
• The furthest airport from Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In 1960, the nearby Air Force Satellite Test Center, was created adjacent to NAS Moffett Field.
• After the crashing of the Macon on 12 February 1935, the Navy wanted to close Moffett Field due to its high cost of operations.